Teacher: Louis Mazza lmazza@philasd.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Class Assignments ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Unit 1: BEAUTY v TRUTH - DADA: THE ART OF ANARCHY ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Blog Entry #1 -
Persuasive Essay Response to L.H.O.O.Q., 1919 by Marcel Duchamp
2. Blog Entry #2 -
Respond to one classmate's comment on L.H.O.O.Q., 1919 by Marcel Duchamp
3. Create your own WIKI. WIKI MUST INCLUDE: 1. A vocabulary page (with images) 2. An Art Research page (with an image of your masterpiece and
information about the artist and the work)
Unit 2 :STORIES & NARRATIVE
1. Video Poetry (Group Project)
Unit 2 : STORIES & NARRATIVE(continued) ASSIGNMENT:
Video Vocabulary Contest: Create a short (under 2 min.) video depicting a vocabulary word. See Brainyflix.com for details.
Portrait Photography: ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Watch instructional videos on Canon Rebel xs
2. Create a page on your wiki called "Camera Assignments" and answer these questions (Assignment 1).
3. On your "Camera Assignments" wiki page, complete the tasks shown in Assignment 2.
4. View short videos about these accomplished art photographers. Then choose one artist which you would like to research further. You will prepare a short presentation (10 min) for class. When gathering information about your artist you should include several examples of their work. (DUE: TUESDAY 2/17)
The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush
MEDIA ARTS CLASS
Teacher: Louis Mazzalmazza@philasd.org
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Class Assignments
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MARKING PERIOD 1
MARKING PERIOD 2
MARKING PERIOD 3
RUBRICS
Unit 1 : COMMON CONCEPTS
- DRAWING ASSIGNMENTS
Blind Contour : ART 1_blindcontour.doc
Pure Contour : ART 1_contour.doc
- PHOTOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENTS
Web site Response : websiteresponse.doc
Analyzing Photographs : elementsandprinciples.doc
Unit 2 : STYLES
Photo Scavenger Hunt : PhotoScavenger9.22.doc
-+- Example Slide : exampleSlide.png
Photographing Elements & Principles : PictureElements.doc
Descriptive Words (For Use in Critique) : DescriptiveWords.doc
Comparing Styles : collectStyles.doc
Unit 3 : THEMES
Themes (Small Group Work) : theme_thesaurus.docx
Unit 4 : MULTIPLES
Identity (Multiple Images) : multipleimageIdentity.doc
Artist Statement (1st Draft) : statement_1stdraft.docx
Unit 1 : BEAUTY v TRUTH
- DADA: THE ART OF ANARCHY
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Blog Entry #1 -
Persuasive Essay Response to L.H.O.O.Q., 1919 by Marcel Duchamp
2. Blog Entry #2 -
Respond to one classmate's comment on L.H.O.O.Q., 1919 by Marcel Duchamp
3. Create your own WIKI.
WIKI MUST INCLUDE:
information about the artist and the work)
Unit 2 : STORIES & NARRATIVE
1. Video Poetry (Group Project)
Unit 2 : STORIES & NARRATIVE (continued)
ASSIGNMENT:
Video Vocabulary Contest: Create a short (under 2 min.) video depicting a vocabulary word. See
Brainyflix.com for details.
Portrait Photography:
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Watch instructional videos on Canon Rebel xs
2. Create a page on your wiki called "Camera Assignments" and answer these questions (Assignment 1).
3. On your "Camera Assignments" wiki page, complete the tasks shown in Assignment 2.
4. View short videos about these accomplished art photographers. Then choose one artist which you would like to research further. You will prepare a short presentation (10 min) for class. When gathering information about your artist you should include several examples of their work. (DUE: TUESDAY 2/17)
Friday, March 6- Summary of Assignments
Homework/Classwork Rubric : hmwrkRubric.docx
Art Project Rubric :
projectRubric.docx
Video Poetry Rubric:
Film Project Rubric.doc
Video Vocabulary Rubric:
Class Presentation Rubric: